4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine Description Directions of Research4.1. Development of sustainable and environmentally friendly technologies for production of field and horticultural crops4.2. Formation of yield and quality of crops in various farming systems. Development of new production technologies and research into the cultivation of less common crops, including medicinal and aromatic plants. 4.3. Research on the diversity of biomass utilization. Possibilities and risks of using local renewable resources. 4.4. Research on application of smart technologies in agriculture. Lead Researchers Aleksandrs Adamovičs Dzidra Kreišmane Sarmīte Rancāne Agrita Švarta Aivars Jermušs Dace Siliņa Kaspars Kampuss Daina Kairiša Diāna Ruska Lilija Degola Aiga Nolberga-Trūpa Ilmārs Dūrītis Anda Valdovska Ph D students Lāsma Cielava Dace Bārzdiņa Daiga Gāliņa Researchers Elita Aplociņa Indra Eihvalde Inga Muižniece Madara Misule Irina Sivicka Aija Mālniece Ilga Šematoviča Ivars Lūsis External collaboration partners Riga Technical University University of Latvia BIOR The Farmers' Council Farm Pampāļi APF Holdings Balticovo Farm |"Vecsiljāņi"